Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Les Quatres Carrefours
Location
Rue du Villot, St Martin
Type of property
Farm with rare 14-15th century fireplace corbels
Valuations
Sold for £1,160,000 in 2006 and £2.5 million in 2018
Families associated with the property
- Becquet
- De Caux: In 1941 John George de Caux (1901- ) his wife Florence, née Robins (1898- ) and their daughter Betty (1935- ) were living here
Datestones
- IBQ MAQ 1819 - For Jean Becquet and Marie Anquetil
- JBQ MAQT 1841 - For the same Jean Becquet and Marie Anquetil
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
The farmhouse and outbuildings retain historic character and cohesion as a farm group, contributing to the rural setting.
An historic farm group, principally early-mid 19th century, with some earlier fabric. An earlier property is shown on the Richmond Map.
Some sections of earlier stonework are included in the north wing, and the ground floor of the house contains a rare example of moulded triple-convex fireplace corbels which are very high status and date to circa 1350-1450, one of only three known examples of triple-convex corbels in Jersey; it is not known whether these are in situ or ex situ - perhaps from the earlier demolished Rosel Manor.
Property refurbished early 21st century.
Main farmhouse (two-storey with attic, five-bay) with lower wings to north and south; Two-storey outbuilding range adjoining to north; and pigsties enclosing the yard to the north. The main house has a slate roof with rendered chimneys on each gable.
The east front incorporates some earlier dressed stonework including a (early 18th century?) blocked window and base stone from a doorway. The restored pigsties have granite yards with feeding chutes, and rear brick sheds.
The house has a central entrance, single pile, with a through passage. The key interior features are a mahogany staircase with slender turned balusters and newels.
Old Jersey Houses
Not included in either volume despite rarity and antiquity of corbels